HP to build new PC manufacturing plant in China

Hewlett-Packard Co. has announced plans for an advanced manufacturing complex in West China.   According to a report in Silicon Valley / San Jose Business Journal, Palo Alto-based HP plans a 20,000-square-meter facility in Chongqing where it will make notebook and desktop PCs for customers.  Manufacturing operations are expected to begin in 2010. When in full operation, the HP-managed plant is expected to have the capacity to meet market demand in Chongqing as well as other parts of China across government, public and retail sectors.